Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: other leica lenses...
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 1999 18:50:16 -0600

At 01:54 PM 3/12/99 -0500, you wrote:
> There has to be more to the
>content of a photograph then microscopic clues as to which optical system
>produced it.  Otherwise, what is the point to photography?

The assumption that it's only microscopic has been proven time and time 
again to not be true for many people. Not just a few nuts or "true 
believers." The point of photography has nothing to do with lens 
performance in one way. That's for sure. But on the other hand, if you have 
a choice to own a Rembrandt, or a reproduction, which would you choose, 
even if some people couldn't tell the difference (and assuming you could)?

Eric Welch
St. Joseph, MO
http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch

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